The Royal City of Dublin Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ríoga Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a health facility on Baggot Street, Dublin, Ireland. The building from which the hospital operated, which was vacant as of early 2024, is a protected structure.[1]
| Royal City of Dublin Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 Royal City of Dublin Hospital | |
  Shown in Dublin | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′02″N 6°14′38″W / 53.3338°N 6.2440°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1832 |
| Closed | 1986 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
History edit
The hospital was first established by a group of doctors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as the Baggot Street Hospital in 1832.[2] In the early years of the hospital, attending consultant surgeons included the anatomist John Houston.[3]
The hospital was extended and the current façade of red brick and terracotta tiles was added, based on the designs of Albert Edward Murray, in 1893.[4] It was renamed the Royal City of Dublin Hospital following a visit by Princess Alexandra in 1900.[5]
After services were transferred to St. James's Hospital, the hospital closed in 1986.[6][7] Although part of the building continued to be used for community services and some clinics, the Health Service Executive (HSE) closed these services in 2019.[8]
While, in 2023, it was proposed that part of the building be used for the provision of primary care services,[9] as of 2024 the building remained vacant.[1] Though, as of April 2024, the HSE was reputedly still considering "using the Haddington Road side of the hospital site as the location for a new primary care centre", the remainder of the property was in poor condition and reportedly unsuitable for refurbishment for healthcare use.[1] At that time, the HSE stated that the property was included on its schedule of vacant properties and "State register for disposal".[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Former Baggot Street Hospital is surplus to requirements and on register for disposal, says HSE". Irish Times. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "An Irishman's Diary". Irish Times. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Houston, John (1844). "On the microscopic pathology of cancer". Medical Press Office.
- ^ "Albert Edward Murray". Edmonson Architects. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Davis Coakley (1995). Baggot Street: A Short History of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital
- ^ "Hospital To Be Community Care Centre 1987". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Baggot Street hospital could generate €14 million". Irish Times. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Priceless landmark the HSE is letting rot". Irish Independent. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Primary care centre planned for Baggot Street hospital despite calls to turn vacant building into refugee accommodation". Irish Independent. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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